Senator Tim Johnson

Democrat  •  South Dakota  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 94%
  • Abstains: 4%

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11/19/09
Senators share health care cost co...

...10-year plan rolled out Wednesday night is the latest card played in the high-stakes health care reform game. Democratic Sen. Tim John...

Source: Argus Leader
11/18/09
Thune tries to end TARP

...about limiting government's ability to respond to the crisis while recovery remains fragile." South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson...

Source: Argus Leader
11/17/09
Coburn keeps fighting unfunded vet...

...benefits. Twenty-two Republicans and two Democrats voted with him on a motion that was opposed by Senate Democratic leaders. Sen. Tim ...

11/17/09
Senate approves military construct...

...York. The Senate also approved, 98-1, an amendment offered by Senate Military Construction-VA Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim...

Source: GovExec.com
11/16/09
Howard a hot spot in jobs debate

D., calls it a "jobs killer," while Sen. Tim Johnson has said he's interested in doing something to halt global warming and is flexible ...

Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader
11/16/09
Senate rejects Sen. Tom Coburn's plan

Sen. Tim Johnson, DS.D., the spending bill's main author, said Monday that Coburn was wrongly trying to link the veterans' caregiver bil...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/16/09
Bipartisanship Is Needed on Bank I...

With the panic over a potential economic collapse having subsided, financial services regulatory reform efforts are under way in ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
11/15/09
Federal officials to tour Thomson ...

Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, said he would oppose any plan to bring Guantanamo prisoners to the facility in Thomson. Illinois built the 1600-c...

Source: Herald & Review
11/15/09
Expert's straight talk on taxes un...

Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, ranks as one of the 150 wealthiest members of the 435-member House of Representatives. Johnson also is fifth-weal...

Source: Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
11/15/09
Herseth Sandlin's critics promise ...

Adam Green, who worked on the re-election campaign of Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson in 2002 and now represents Progressive Change, contact...

Source: Rapid City Journal

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11/19/09
Top 10 Veterans News from Around t...

The Mitchell (SD) Daily Republic (11/18, 12K) said US Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) "announced Tuesday that the Senate unanimously passed the M...

11/19/09
ALL EYES ON OBAMA: Finance and Cre...

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn), $442080. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del), $409982. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), $395400. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), $374...

11/19/09
Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog » Blog A...

Mr. Matthew Varilek, Economic Development Director for Sen. Tim Johnson (Gates Cambridge Scholar) (moderator). · Ms. Kesha Ram, Member of...

11/18/09
Bear Market News: Push to Curb Cre...

Senator Tim Johnson, a Democrat from South Dakota, another home to credit card companies, explained his vote against credit-card legislat...

11/18/09
Let's Get It Right: My 2012 Dark H...

Like Mitt Romney, the Junior Senator from South Dakota is straight out of central casting for the role of president. Intelligent, articul...

11/18/09
Senate Passes Legislation to Provi...

The amendment, introduced by Senator Tim Johnson (D-ND), was adopted as part of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriat...

Source: Oregon
11/17/09
Coburn keeps fighting unfunded vet...

Sen. Tim Johnson, DS.D., chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that prepared the bill, said Coburn seemed to be confusing his fight...

11/16/09
Grassley: Rushed Stimulus Package ...

November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment ...

Source: US States
11/16/09
robbinsdale radical: SD4HCS FREE H...

U.S. Senator Tim Johnson - Toll Free - 1-800-537-0025. U.S. Senator John Thune - Toll Free - 1-866-850-3855. U.S. Representative Stephani...

11/16/09
Sen. Brown, Columbus Housing Partn...

COLUMBUS, OH - November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — At the soon-to-be new home of Mike Decker and Katie Arends, who used the first-time...

Source: US States
Official website: http://johnson.senate.gov/
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136 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5842
Fax: 202-228-5765

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